Since the streamlining of the Taiwan Province in 1998, these subdivisions are regarded as the principal subdivisions of Taiwan.

Since the joint Communique, Japan has maintained non-governmental, working-level relations with Taiwan.

Since then, many of the teas which are grown in Fujian province have also been grown in Taiwan.

Since the 1970s, the tea industry in Taiwan has expanded at a rapid rate, in line with the rest of Taiwan's economy.

Since then, the People's Republic of China has been involved in disputes with the ROC over issues of sovereignty and the political status of Taiwan.

Since its launch in the United States, the TiVo has also been made available in New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Spain.

Since the defeat and expulsion of the ruling Kuomintang ROC government by the Communist Party of China from mainland China in 1949, the ROC government has controlled only Taiwan and its surrounding islands.

Since the 1980s, increased political and public attention has been paid to the rights and social issues of the indigenous tribes of Taiwan.

Since the KMT was the long-time ruling party in Taiwan, the term is in mainstream use in Taiwan and often has no political implications.

Since 1999, it has been renamed to the " National Taiwan Museum ".

Since 1945, Taiwan has been controlled by the ROC.

Since the mid-1990s there has been a considerable warming of relations between the Communist Party and supporters of Chinese reunification as both oppose the pro-Taiwan independence bloc that was elected to executive power in Taiwan following President Lee's retirement.

Since the mid-1990s, the standard practice used of the PRC press has been to refer to ROC government as the " Taiwan authority " () and the ROC President as the " leader of the Taiwan Area " (), where both terms are not used in conjunction with quotation marks.

Since Taiwan's sovereignty belongs to China, the PRC's government and supporters mantain that the secession of Taiwan should be agreed upon by the 1. 3 billion Chinese citizens instead of just the 23 million ROC citizens who currently live in Taiwan.

# Since 1949, China has been temporarily divided, and each side of the Taiwan Strait is administered by a separate political entity.

Since 1997 most of the Taiwan provincial government's functions have been transferred to the central government of the Republic of China following a constitutional amendment.

Since 1995, President Jammeh has established diplomatic relations with several additional countries, including Libya, the Republic of China ( on Taiwan ), and Cuba.

Since the 1980s, many upper-middle-class immigrants from Taiwan, China, and South Korea have settled in the hillside homes of Rowland Heights ( and in neighboring regions such as Hacienda Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar ).

Since then the airport has been a common transfer point for people traveling between mainland China and Taiwan, as well as a passenger hub for destinations in mainland China and Southeast Asia.

Since Kinmen is historically part of Fujian, most residents will say they speak " Kinmenese ", as opposed to " Taiwanese " as it is commonly called in Taiwan, though the two dialects are mutually intelligible.

Since 1950 the Pacific Fleet has been involved in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the two Taiwan Straits Crises, and a number of other operations including the Mayaguez Incident of 1975, as well as post-Vietnam related operations such as Operation New Arrivals.

Since 1949, the most controversial part of the political division system of the ROC has been the existence of the Taiwan Province, as its existence was part of a larger controversy over the political status of Taiwan.

Since the summer of 2005 Lithuania has been part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan ( ISAF ), leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team ( PRT ) in the town of Chaghcharan in the province of Ghor.

Since the Province did not have any legal responsibility to the agreement entered into between BMARC and UBC, and already had the concrete plug in place, the Provincial Mine Reclamation Project declined to contribute to the 2200 portal reclamation work necessary for constructing the Millenium Plug.

Since about 2002, a Provincial Reconstruction Team has been based in Bamyan, first manned by U. S. forces, and, since about 2003, by personnel from the New Zealand Defence Force.

Since the inception of the Heritage Resources Act of 1999, monuments are classified as grade I ( National ), grade II ( Provincial ) and grade III ( local ).

Since the introduction of the National Provincial Championship in 1976, all home games a Shield-holder plays in the NPC or its successors, the ITM Cup and Heartland Championship, are automatically challenge matches.

Since 1973, he has taught in the Holy Spirit Seminary College of Hong Kong-1976 to 1978 of Macao Salesian School ( Instituto Salesiano ) （ 澳門慈幼中學 ） as principal ; In 1978, he became the Provincial Superior of Salesians ( which includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan ), then resigned in 1983.

Since the Provincial Judges Reference of 1997, provincial courts ' salaries are recommended by independent commissions, and a similar body called the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission was established in 1999 for federally-appointed judges.

Since her arrival at the Provincial Legislature she has served in a variety of positions including Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Children and Youth Services, Democratic Renewal, Intergovernmental Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration and most recently, Transportation.

Since 1997, the old railbed has been reclaimed as the Newfoundland T ' Railway Provincial Park.

Since that time, Damian was an integral member of the Manitoba Senior Provincial Team.

Since then, Jiang has served as secretary-general of the Communist Party of China Shandong Provincial Committee, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) Jinan Municipal Committee, governor of Shandong province, secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, and vice-premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Since the goal of our international planners is a World Government, this Atlantic Community would mark a giant step in that direction for, once American economic autonomy is absorbed, a larger grouping is a question of time.

Since their coming to power in 1997, controversies affecting the Labour Government such as David Blunkett's affair with Spectator editor Kimberly Fortier and financial scandals involving senior ministers and officials shifted the focus to sleaze within the Labour Party.

Since after independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Cape Verdean students continued to be admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnical institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Cape Verdean Government.

Since the establishment of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba in 1959, the country has sent more than 52, 000 medical workers abroad to work in needy countries, including countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

Since July 2007, following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and the following Battle of Gaza, Hamas has functioned as the de-facto ruler in the Gaza Strip, forming an alternative Hamas Government in Gaza.

Since 2003 Rose Revolution, new Government of Georgia implemented broad and comprehensive reforms, that touched every aspect of the country ’ s life.

Since 1985, the Guinean Government has adopted policies to return commercial activity to the private sector, promote investment, reduce the role of the state in the economy, and improve the administrative and judicial framework.

Since then, and even in recent years, public spokesmen in Haiti as well as international academics and statesmen have denounced this event as the payment of an illegitimate debt, in several cases calling on the French government to repay it ( the French government has never been willing to repay it, though there was a hoax following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake involving a fake website purporting to offer reparation payment on behalf of the French Government ).

Since the passage of the Instrument of Government of 1974, Swedish kings no longer have many of the usual parliamentary system head of state functions that had previously belonged to them.

Since the War Department required a large number of vehicles to be manufactured in a relatively short time, Willys-Overland granted the United States Government a non-exclusive license to allow another company to manufacture vehicles using Willys ' specifications.

Since the election of the Labour Government in 1997, there have been many changes in UK employment law.

Since independence, the Namibian Government has pursued free-market economic principles designed to promote commercial development and job creation to bring disadvantaged Namibians into the economic mainstream.

Since Filmer's views essentially require that the Stuart family be uniquely descended from the patriarchs of the Bible, and since even in the late 17th century that was a difficult view to uphold, Locke attacked Filmer's views in his First Treatise on Government, freeing him to set out his own views in the Second Treatise on Civil Government.

Since the January 1994 CFA franc devaluation, the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), the World Bank, and other multilateral and creditors have been supporting the Government of Senegal ’ s structural and sectoral adjustment programs.

Since independence, the Government of Uzbekistan has stated that it is committed to a gradual transition to a market-based economy.

Since much of that area had been only recently conquered by Russia from the Ottoman Empire, and a large number of Orthodox Greek settlers had been invited to settle in the region, the Imperial Government picked a renowned Greek scholar, Eugenios Voulgaris to preside over the new diocese.

Since the Whitlam Government, the ALP has moved towards Social Democratic and Third Way ideals which are found among many of the ALP's Right Faction members.

Since the end of World War II, there has been debate over the terminology used to refer to Manzanar, and the other camps in which Americans of Japanese ancestry and their immigrant parents, were incarcerated by the United States Government during the war.

Since then, it has steadily grown ; many interest groups routinely seek to influence the French institutions as the Government and the French Parliament (“ National Assembly ” and “ Senate ”).

Since 2000 the Government of Solomon Islands has become increasingly insolvent.

Since 1985, the Government of Bolivia has implemented a far-reaching program of macroeconomic stabilization and structural reform aimed at maintaining price stability, creating conditions for sustained growth, and alleviating poverty.

Since 1998 this is the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations ; when he is acting in this capacity the council has the status of the Government of the Realm to treat minor issues.